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News

Stay up to date with the latest happenings in the live events and technical production industry. From product launches and training sessions to behind-the-scenes stories and project highlights, our news section is where you’ll find it all.

Get the scoop on what’s new at DWR, follow our journey with industry partners, and discover the people and moments that make our community so unique. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, information, or innovation — this is the place to be.

Prolyte Group at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt

Leek, 7 March 2018- Showing its unrivalled capacity in the design and build of complex truss structures Prolyte Group will not only bring a range of heavy duty truss systems to the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, but also

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LED Project continues Robe Roadmap

LED Project is one of the most important technical lighting and visual /video rental specialists in Mexico City. Run by the charismatic Sergio Serrano, the busy company is based in a large warehouse space just off Calz de Tlalpan one

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Robe Making a MegaPointe at Transmission

For the 2017 edition of the Transmission Festival, the ‘Spirit of the Warrior’, staged in Prague’s famous O2 Arena, the organisers of one of Czech Republic’s most popular dance events promised their guests an unrivalled visual and sonic experience …

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Robe Lights TPi Awards 2018

It’s THAT time of the year again  … the 2018 Total Production International (TPi) Awards, produced by TPi Magazine, part of Mondiale Publishing was staged at the Battersea Evolution venue in London, and Robe was once again delighted to be

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The Install Crew is born

DWR Distribution is proud to announce a partnership with Jacob Mogale, a respected technician in the South African Entertainment Industry, with the establishment of The Install Crew, a brand-new and independent installation company. The Install Crew will grow into a

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DiGiCo chosen for Wang Feng The Times Tour

Wang Feng, one of China’s most prolific and influential rock stars, set out on yet another mammoth national tour in September 2017, kicking off at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing. The Times Tour, and accompanying new album 29, Guoling

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 DiGiCo in demand for Dua Lipa

British-born 22-year-old singer-songwriter Duo Lipa is a serious talent. She became the most streamed female musician in 2017, her mega-hit New Rules is about to hit the 800 million mark on YouTube, and she performed at the BRITs in February. For the last year

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Prolyte Campus 2018 Cape Town

Join DWR in Cape Town for the Prolyte Campus with guest speaker Ruud de Deugd from Prolyte, from 13 to 16 March 2018. Delegates are welcome to attend one or all of the training days. Prolyte Campus is a Prolyte

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Illuminating Leopard Poised in Aberdeen

  Sculptor Andy Scott has created a stunning, elegant and visually powerful 5 metre high galvanised steel leopard – Poised – on top of a 10 metre high steel column as the centrepiece of the newly developed, mixed-use Marischal Square

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DiGiCo SD7 – the only console for Coldplay

Why does a four-piece band need the gargantuan capacity of a console like the DiGiCo SD7s? Because they’re Coldplay and they can? Maybe. But when you hear about the complex setup of one of the world’s most successful band’s live

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Sad goodbye to Pete Crowther

  The South African Entertainment industry was very sad to bid farewell to Peter Anthony Crowther, a seasoned and dear electrician based in Durban who passed away. Messages on Facebook poured in as tributes were made to a very special

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SA festivals with dot2

MA dot2 consoles have played a huge role in the arts festivals in South Africa, and will be used in the upcoming Woordfees Festival in Stellenbosch. “We have worked on KKNK, Aardklop, Hilton Arts Festival, Innibos and this year we’ll

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Gorillaz hit new heights with DiGiCo

Gorillaz was formed 20 years ago by Blur frontman, Damon Albarn, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of comic book, Tank Girl. The aim was to fuse their respective skills to create a virtual band with virtual band members. Gorillaz’ self-titled debut

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Anolis Puts Sun into the City Gardens

A new Anolis LED lighting installation is helping to highlight the lush and beautiful foliage in Cascades Gardens, part of the 5-star luxury Cascades Hotel property in Sun City, South Africa. Cascades is right at the heart of the Sun

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Claypaky adds immersive impact for Czech superstars Kabat

Czech Republic – 2018 signalled the end of the record-breaking nineteen-date ice arena tour across Slovakia and Czech Republic by rock music legends, Kabat. The multi-platinum selling Czech band stunned audiences with an in-the-round show design, complete with 360° stage,

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Robe SKALAR – Kraftwerk Powered with Pointes

  Anticipation, Anger, Disgust, Fear, Joy, Sadness, Surprise, Trust – eight primary emotions – expressed and experienced during SKALAR, an amazing and compelling piece of immersive kinetic light art created by artist / designer Christopher Bauder and musician / composer

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Robe LIVE at The Sun Arena

Two concerts organized by AMP Events at the newly-opened, 10,000-capacity Sun Arena in South African capital Pretoria were chosen to record a live DVD for American rock band LĪVE. LĪVE was one of the first bands to tour free South Africa

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Steyn City opens new school

The brand-new Steyn City School is implementing a curriculum where children feel at their absolute best, where their minds are challenged and where learning becomes a fascination. With the aim to nurture both academic and self-expression in the arts, the

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Vectorworks Training

  Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced user, join DWR Distribution for Vectorworks Training presented by Francois van der Merwe. The dates range from 12 to 16 March and delegates are able to choose if they would like to

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dot2 Training

MA dot2 Users are invited to join Gareth Chambers from DWR Distribution for dot2 on PC training on 19th March from 9am to 5pm. The course will cover functions such as setup, patching, views, controlling fixtures, groups, presets, executors, timings,

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DWR to officially distribute Phase 3 Connectors

UK based Phase 3 Connectors, industry leaders in quality and safety for high current connections up to 800A, have officially appointed DWR Distribution as their South African agent. Said Robert Izzett, Head of Sales at DWR, “While we’ve been selling

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Robe – A Night in Namibia for Joss Stone

Award winning English jazz and soul singer and songwriter Joss Stone visited Namibia for the first time – and for one night only – as part of her ongoing Total world tour, making an appearance in the intimate environs of

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SOS adds light to the Hope School

DWR Distribution recently received an SOS message for help. Twelve bedside lamps were needed at The Hope School situated in Westcliff, Johannesburg. What sets the Hope School apart is that the 197 students who attend the school, numerous of whom

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MDG dares with The Hunna

  Formed only in 2015, The Hunna is 4-piece English rock band whose career is sky-rocketing. Their debut album, 100, was released in August 2016, and is soon to be followed by their second album, Dare, in May 2018. The

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Production Design Training

DWR Distribution is delighted to announce an exciting training course presented by Joshua Cutts and Christopher Bolton of Collective Works! Please join us for “Production Design – The Responsibility of a modern-day designer,” to be held from 20 – 22

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Blue Array rock out on a DiGiCo at +LIVE+

It must have been a peculiar sight, seeing a shaking OB van in the backstage loading area rocking to the sound of +LIVE+.  The culprit for the commotion was Eban Oliver, founder of Militia Broadcast, who was sitting, or rather

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Dream Sets invest in Vectorworks 2018

South African staging and set company, Dream Sets, have invested in Vectorworks 2018 Design Software, purchased from DWR Distribution. Vectorworks 2018 delivers a wide range of industry-specific tools to help save time and deliver exceptional results. Mauritz Jacobs, lighting designer

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2CELLOS Thunderstruck with MegaPointes

Robe MegaPointes are making their presence felt on the current European tour by Slovenian / Croatian duo 2CELLOS – Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser – with another jaw-dropping lighting design by Crt Birsa. The kit, including the 24 touring MegaPointes

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When Jade thought no one was looking

She stood on stage, her heart beating rapidly, tiny beads of perspiration accumulating at her hairline, and her words just came out wrong. Eighteen-year-old Jade Bowers had grown up in Table View and had always been involved backstage for school

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Along came two Spiiders at Acts Church

  The Acts Christian Church in Midrand has invested in two Robe Spiiders that will work alongside their current Robe rig.   When it comes to mission work, Acts Church reaches out to people with Acts of Love, whether it’s

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DWR welcomes Shannon Fagan!

DWR Distribution is pleased to announce the appointment of Shannon Fagan who will step into the position of Accounts Manager. Born in Zimbabwe before moving to South Africa, Shannon studied accounting and has had four years’ experience in the workplace

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Robe LED is Perfect Fit for Cinderella

    Just like the fairy-tale glass slipper that glided effortlessly onto Cinderella’s foot uniting her and Prince Charming, lighting designer Andy Webb has designed a beautifully colourful and fitting lighting scheme for “Cinderella”, this season’s pantomime at Blackpool UK’s

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SA’s Got Talent

Rapid Blue is a production company who love telling stories and have produced thousands of hours of television. Their latest offering, the eighth season of SA’s got Talent, was aired on e-TV. It was the first time that Blond Productions

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Hippotizer V4 for MGG & the EOH Awards

South African based MGG, suppliers of technical services and equipment, have expanded their inventory with the investment of a Hippotizer V4 Boreal. The media server made its first grand appearance at the prestigious EOH Annual Year End celebration which was

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LD Joshua Cutts & the SOS help TUT student

Lighting designer Joshua Cutts and the SOS Charity Fund have joined hands to help young Daniel Meledimo, a student from the Tshwane University of Technology, to complete his tuition. “Daniel, a young gentleman from TUT, arrived on our first day

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All I want for Christmas is an S21

Santa has come early! He has left a DiGiCo S21 with a fully populated D2 Stage Rack for Tiaan Newman, the owner of NewBass Productions, an audio company located in Pretoria. Since establishing the NewBass Brand in 2013, Tiaan has

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Idols SA stronger than ever

Who would have thought that after 13 seasons, Idols SA would be even more popular than ever – one hundred million votes were cast over the whole season – and the finale was hosted at Carnival City on the 19th

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DiGiCo SD5 and Blue Array rock Oppikoppi

Rumour has it that Oppikoppi 2017, with this year’s theme ‘Me now the mango Picker’ has never sounded this good. Blue Array have been involved as an audio supplier at Oppikoppi for more than a decade, and for the fifth

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Girl behind the wheel of a DiGiCo SD 7T for Evita

  South African Audio Engineer, Emily Adams, was working on Pieter Toerien’s previous production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, when asked to do Evita, the original West End and Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic

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DWR closes for the holidays

This has been an amazing and very busy year! On behalf of everyone at DWR Distribution, thank you for your support and friendship. We hope that you will have time to rest over Christmas and enjoy spending time with those

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Glenn Duncan on a grandMA2 for Evita

  A grandMA2 full size, operated by South African Glenn Duncan, runs the musical Evita which kicked off at Johannesburg’s Montecasino Teatro, moved to Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre and then will complete an Asian tour by mid 2018. “This production

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Sasani’s new LSC dimming system

The entire backbone of Stage Two and Stage Five at Johannesburg’s Sasani Studios, previously known as ZSETV, has been upgraded and future-proofed with a new dimming system comprising of 24 LSC Gen VI, supplied and installed by DWR Distribution. The

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MegaPointes for Martin Garrix in Amsterdam

“One of the best show’s our team has ever done!” … declared production designer and show director Gabe Fraboni after two recent incendiary performances by hugely popular Dutch DJ and music producer Martin Garrix at Amsterdam’s RAI, both bathed in

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MGG take a bow at the Vodacom CEO Awards

The prestigious Vodacom CEO Awards took place at Vodaworld in Midrand and for the very first time, MGG were appointed to supply the full technical.  With a modern vintage theme, lighting designer Francois van der Merwe created pomp and hype

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Gearhouse Splitbeam on Evita

In mid-October 2017, South African audiences enjoyed the return of the much-loved and celebrated musical production of Evita – seen for the first time on South African stages since the 1980’s. After its premiere at the Montecasino Teatro in Johannesburg

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We will miss you Richard

It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to Richard Blamire, husband, dad, friend and the owner of Cape Staging who died tragically in a motorbike accident on the 8th November. Living in Bergvliet, Cape Town, Richard was well-known

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CCPP Makes Big Robe Investment

CCPP is a busy – and fast growing – technical production and Rental Company based in the Maitland suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, headed by Clint Cawood – the CC of the name. They recently made a substantial investment

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Robe Fixture Workshop

DWR Distribution is pleased to announce the Robe Fixture Workshop presented by Steve Eastham, International Customer Support at Robe. If you are in Johannesburg, join DWR from 12 – 14 February 2018. The course will then be presented in Durban

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Anolis Feeling the Energy at the Wärmespeicher

        Eighty Anolis ArcSource 4MC LED fixtures were specified to illuminate the indicator for a new heat storage tank (Wärmespeicher) installed in the Drispenstedt residential district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.   The impressive 17.5 metre high 4

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Theatre Lighting Workshop feeds creative appetite!

  For Michael Taylor-Broderick presenting the two-day Theatre Lighting Workshop at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, was less about imparting knowledge, although he did that, and more about imparting passion. The course covered a range of topics

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Black Friday at DWR

It’s Black Friday at DWR! Having cleared out our demo room, we are selling off equipment or really giving it away! Below is our list of pre-used gear, should you be interested.  All items are sold “voetstoets”  with no warranty

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South Africa’s first dry hire company

South Africa’s very first strictly dry hire company, Guquko Technical Rider, has been established by a young entrepreneur, Phumzile Sibanyoni. Guquko is the Zulu word meaning ‘to turn around’ or ‘to reform’, a pertinent name for a company that hopes

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Robe for Rolling Stones No Filter

Thirty-Six Robe BMFL Spots were workhorse moving lights on the recent Rolling Stones ‘No Filter’ European tour, part of a spectacular and epic lighting design created by Patrick Woodroffe. Patrick and associate designer Terry Cook of Woodroffe Bassett design (WBD)

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MJ open doors to varsity students

There are numerous South African industry names who cut their teeth at MJ Event Gear, many arriving at the Johannesburg-based rental company such as Tshwane University of Technology’s students to complete their internship. This year, MJ have been pleased to

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Dylan Jones attends HippoSchool 2017

In today’s ever-fast-changing world it is important for people to remain on top of their game when it comes to the ever-advancing technology of the Live Events Industry. Dylan Jones from DWR Distribution attended the Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Training Session

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Robe Rocks LDI 2017

The 2017 LDI (Lighting Dimensions International) expo started on a high note for Robe Lighting … As soon as the show was declared open, Robe’s brand new MegaPointe moving light was presented with a 2017 PLSN Gold Star Product Award

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Mega love in SA for the MegaPointe!

The MagaPointe has had a mega acceptance throughout its entire launch period and is already being specified on major tours and events worldwide, said Harry von den Stemmen, Robe’s International Sales Director. South Africa was no different, and after a

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18-year-old Callum has his sights set high!

  Callum Sutherland, an 18-year old boy who attends St Stithians College and who is the founder of CSR Events, is somewhat different to the average teenager! With the end-of-year-matric exams on his mind, he has also worked on building

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DWR home to Quest

DWR Distribution is expanding its industry footprint with the addition of the audio brand Quest Engineering. Quest Engineering are based in Melbourne, Australia, and from humble beginnings in live audio production, plus twenty years of product development, the company has

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Staal’s pair of Hippos!

VisualAudio Productions’ Staal Van Der Bergh has invested in a new Hippotizer Karst Media Server from South African distributor, DWR Distribution. The new purchase complements his existing Hippotizer Boreal Media Server. “I love animals,” Staal grins. “The more Hippos the

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Robe Gets Hï in Ibiza

A sizzling 2017 Ibiza summer season saw new clubbing experience Hï burst on the scene with fresh energy and impetus mainlined into the heart of the Balearic dance scene, fuelling the buzz, hosting the world’s most significant DJs, attracting a

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DWR host a mega-launch for the Robe MegaPointe

Words by Nicole Barnes, Pro-Systems –thank you! Robe has once again set the bar for multi-functional moving light fixtures with the global release of the much anticipated MegaPointe in September of this year. DWR Distribution, the sole distributor of Robe

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CRC – Bigger and Better!

With the CRC’s Dreamweek Explosion hosted simultaneously in Bloemfontein and Pretoria from 3 to 6 October 2017 and over 14 000 people in attendance daily, DWR Distribution had a tight deadline to ensure a new lighting installation at both venues was

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DiGiCo sextet at Pavarotti tribute show

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the death of Luciano Pavarotti, Friends & Partners Group and the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation produced “Un Emozione senza fine” (An endless emotion), a show paying tribute to the world-famous tenor with a

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Robe Gets a Hot Date

The latest series of ‘Take Me Out Mzanzi’ – aired on M-Net’s Mzanzi Magic network in South Africa market – was recorded over 6 weeks at Sasani Studios in Johannesburg, featuring a lighting scheme designed by Rob Grobler, with equipment

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Absen LED partner with DWR Distribution

Absen LED has appointed DWR Distribution as its new distributor in South Africa. With subsidiaries in Europe, Germany, Orlando in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Tokyo, Russia, UAE and Hong Kong, DWR is confident that Absen LED Display Applications will provide

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Prolyte Campus Rigging Training 2018

  DWR Distribution is pleased to announce that the 2018 Prolyte Rigging Course, in conjunction with Prolyte and Rhino Rigs, will be held in Johannesburg from 29 January to 3 February 2018. The internationally recognized five-day course will once again

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MegaPointes for Celine Dion Vegas Show

Canadian superstar Celine Dion’s lighting designer Yves Aucoin has added Robe’s brand new MegaPointe multi-purpose moving light fixtures to the rig for her popular “Celine” show at the Colosseum, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. This is the first live concert show

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Green Hippo Controls the Wild Life

Digital Insanity works with Green Hippo to create vast LED façade at Wild Life Festival 2017 More than 45,000 music fans attended this year’s Wild Life Festival and Digital Insanity used Hippotizer Media Servers to help direct stunning visuals throughout

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Robe Finds another Voice

Robe was the moving light of choice for the second season of The Voice South Africa. Multi-Media were again appointed as technical production company by TV producers AMPN, with Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier once again appointed as lighting designer.

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Roger Waters hits North America with DiGiCo

Roger Waters’ Us + Them tour is proving to be one of the must-see touring shows of 2017. Armed with a 10-piece band, the former Pink Floyd frontman has been treating sell-out audiences to epic tracks from the band’s back

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Robe Deutschland HQ Inaugurated

Robe Deutschland officially celebrated the opening of its new HQ in Ismaning near Munich last week in an event which also showcased Robe’s brand new, just launched MegaPointe moving light to assembled guests and media. A slick and streamlined event

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Hilton Arts Festival 2017

The 2017 Hilton Arts Festival took place on the weekend of the 15th of September. Now in its 25th year, the Festival continues to provide a platform for a wide variety of artistic disciplines. Michael Broderick reports with beautiful photos

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Blackmotion’s Spiiders at work

Oprah Winfrey once said, “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”  These words resonate the determination and ambition of Kagiso Moima Wa Masimini, owner of South African based rental company

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Hello, a festival for and by the people

With the aim to inform, inspire, mobilize and educate community members involved in the arts, the fourth Hello Community Arts Development Programme and Festival was hosted at the Breytenbach Theatre from 16 to 26 August 2017. For many artists, this

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BMFLs for Basel Tattoo

The BMFLs were part of a lighting scheme by Rolf Derrer for the week long Tattoo which features 10 shows and capacity audiences of 7500 for each one. Working closely with Rolf was programmer and his right hand person Reto

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Flume Plays Red Rocks with Claypaky Fixtures

Worldwide – When electronic music producer Flume returned to Red Rocks in July, a large complement of Claypaky Sharpys and Sharpy Washes helped the Grammy winner light up the iconic Colorado amphitheater.  Brown Note Productions provided the equipment. Flume, the professional name

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SOS at High School Jam!

Karen Burt and Gavin Taylor from the GrandWest Casino have a passion for the youth, and their latest project saw over 1 200 teenagers performing at two Sold Out performance at the Grand Arena at GrandWest Casino, Cape Town, for

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BMFLs for Queensferry Crossing Opening Event

Scotland bristled with pride as the magnificent Queensferry Crossing – the  world’s longest triple towered cable stay bridge – was illuminated in all its 2.7 kilometre long and 207 metres high glory – by 60 x Robe BMFL Wash Beams,

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South Africa MegaPointe Launch

DWR Distribution takes great pleasure in inviting you to attend the Robe MegaPointe launch in Sound Africa with Harry von den Stemmen and Ondrej Hegar. Join us in Johannesburg on 2 November or in Cape Town on 6 November at

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Robe for Innibos Festival 2017

Robe moving lights were the primary lightsources on the Main Stage at Innibos 2017, a high profile arts and music festival staged in and around Mbombela (Nelspruit) in South Africa presenting Afrikaans music, theatre, literature and visual arts. The fixtures

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Multi-Media Event Trading expand their DiGiCo range

  Investing in dedicated and committed people and the best equipment available has been a successful formula for Multi-Media Event Trading, who have 25 years’ experience in the South African market as technical production supplier. In March this year, renown

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Ultimate Ears Pro available from DWR

  For over twenty years, Ultimate Ears Pro has taken the performance of in-ear monitors to a new level. Over 100,000 sets of Ultimate Ears Pro in-ear monitors have been used across the world and now it brings DWR Distribution

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Theatre Lighting Workshop with Michael Broderick

Join South African Lighting Designer, Michael Taylor-Broderick, as he presents a two-day Theatre Lighting Workshop at DWR Distribution in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg during October. Working as a lighting designer for over fifteen years, Michael is a well-respected in

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Robe for Temple of Divine Providence

Robe Actor 6 and PARFect 100 LED fixtures are installed as part of the architectural lighting at the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw Poland, one of the most significant Roman Catholic buildings in the country. The Temple is in

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Robe Enjoys Mega PLASA

PLASA 2017 proved a lively, energetic and vibey hub for meeting the UK’s lighting and visual designer community and other creatives commented Robe UK’s MD Mick Hannaford, words echoed by the moving light manufacturer’s CEO Josef Valchar, stating, “We have

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Gearhouse Splitbeam invest in Prolyft

To cater for  top-notch theatre productions Priscilla Queen of the Desert (South Africa & Hong Kong Season), The Sound of Music (Asian tour 2017/18) and Evita (South African & Asian Tour 2017/18), South African based Gearhouse Splitbeam, a theatre equipment

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MA Service training for DWR technical team

Visiting South Africa, and in fact the African continent for the very first time, Oliver Ronshausen, Service Manager from MA Lighting, presented an elaborate three-day Advanced Service Training session to the DWR Distribution technical and support team. Oliver joined MA

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MDG is theONE for Adele and Phil Collins

When it comes to some of the biggest names in the business, performing at some of the largest stadiums and venues across the globe, MDG know a thing or two about providing the perfect haze and atmosphere – for both

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DiGiCo Training in Johannesburg

Join DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson and Jaco Beukes as they present training on the DiGiCo S21 digital mixing console. The course will provide users with the basic information and skills required to set up and operate their console of choice.

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Robert Juliat at PLASA London 2017

  Robert Juliat will be exhibiting at the 40th PLASA show at London’s Olympia on Stand K38 alongside its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions. The company’s latest followspot releases will be officially launched at the show: Oz and Alice are

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MegaPointe Makes Mega Impact at Mysteryland

Robe’s much-anticipated brand new MegaPointe was launched globally last week … … and the preceding week, 20 x MegaPointes were in action on the Main Stage at Mysteryland 2017, one of the Netherlands’ best established and most popular dance music

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Robe at PLASA 2017

Robe is delighted to be back in London at Olympia for the 2017 PLASA exhibition – which sees the event and the organisation celebrating 40 years at the forefront of the vibrancy and innovation of the entertainment technology industry. Robe’s

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Hilton Arts Festival coming up soon!

  The Hilton Arts Festival, a platform for the best of South African theatre in KwaZulu Natal, was established by Sue Clarence 25 years ago! Over this time, ardent supporters of the arts such as Brandon Bunyan from Black Coffee

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DiGiCo spotlights SD12 PLASA Show 2017

Since its launch in January this year, DiGiCo’s SD12 has enjoyed extraordinary success in the international touring market and as the house console on many of the summer’s top festivals. This year’s PLASA Show, which takes place from the 17th to

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SOS… actor Rob Fridjhon needs your help

South African writer and actor, Robert Fridjhon, had a stroke on 1st August 2017. He was on his way home from an interview about his most recent production, My Name is Asher Leve, which was showcasing at the Monte Casino

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Robe launches new MegaPointe worldwide

Robe goes Mega with the global launch of its much anticipated new multi-functional moving light fixture … the MegaPointe! This hugely innovative new “reference point” and landmark product is revealed worldwide on www.robe.cz from midnight tonight – 12.00 a.m. Tuesday

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Gearhouse takes on “Take me out” 

A fresh and provocative season of television dating show Take Me Out aired on South African television screens in July, courtesy of Vuzu Amp and local production company, Rapid Blue. Written by Liza Hooper. A long-term relationship between Rapid Blue and

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Robe Gets Into Summer Stadium Show

Robe moving lights were top of the spec list compiled by Frederic “Aldo” Fayard from Paris based visual design practice Concept K, who produced an elaborate lighting design for the 2017 Summer Stadium Festival staged at the Orange Velodrome in

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Big City, Big Dreams ballet with Green Hippo

Set, lighting and AV designer, Wilhelm Disbergen, relied on a Hippotizer Boreal and a giant mirror to create something utterly extraordinary for the ballet production Big City, Big Dreams, staged at the Joburg Theatre. The original showcase, directed by Fiona

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Robe Summoned for League of Legends in Rio

Brazilian rental company LPL supplied over 150 Robe moving lights including BMFL WashBeams to the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitationals (MSI) competition staged in the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janiero. (formally the Rio Olympic Arena) Produced by LoL

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Podium de Vorstin Chooses Robe

Podium de Vorstin is a purpose built live music venue right in the heart of ‘media city’ Hilversum in the Netherlands. Its interesting modern neo-ecclesiastical steel architecture was created by Architekten Cie, and ensures that it stands out as an

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Mamba Republic support SOS charity!

Not tip-toeing around what’s wrong and very wrong in the Rainbow Nation, South Africa, Mamba Republic is a rapidly-paced satirical sketch theatre comedy which reunites the talents of Ben Voss (Beauty Ramapelepele) and John van de Ruit (Spud). This brutally

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Robe Illuminating Shawn Mendes

UK based creative design practice Okulus – James Scott and Louis Oliver – was asked to create a production design the first major production world tour for rising Canadian singer / song-writing star Shawn Mendes. This followed their work for

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Sound Stylists at Joburg Day

The fabulous line-up for Huawei Joburg Day held earlier this year at Emmarentia Dam included Freshlyground, Jeremy Loops, Locnville and Gangs of Ballet. For South African music lovers, sound is critical and this year Sound Stylists came to the party

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Robe Pointing Out the Premios Max Awards

The annual Premios Max Awards celebrate Spanish individuals and organisations who have making outstanding contributions to the performing arts and are organised by the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE). This year they were staged at the Palau de

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DiGiCo at the SAMAs

The 23rd South African Music Awards was a live broadcast from Sun City’s Superbowl on SABC1. This year, Johannesburg based rental company, Sound Stylists, were the main technical suppliers, delivering DiGiCo to cater for the audio requirements. The SAMAs date

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Cape Town welcomes DiGiCo Training!

An intensive one day DiGiCo Training course was presented by DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson in July with the emphasis on both the S and SD range. “We had ten delegates from various companies, consisting of both old and new users,

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DiGiCo upgrade for Theatre of Marcellus

The Theatre of Marcellus at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg recently acquired a DiGiCo SD9 with a D2-Rack on stage, a D-Rack at FOH and a Waves SoundGrid Server ONE, all supplied by Kyle Robson from DWR Distribution. In 13BC, Julius Caesar

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HELLO, “for and by the people”

The “HELLO” Community Arts Development Programme and Festival harnesses the power of the arts as a powerful tool to contribute to democracy, human rights and development of South African communities. It is a festival by the community, for the community. DWR

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Robe Spiiders Welcomed Home for Zac Brown Band Tour

Multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning artists Zac Brown Band (ZBB) is on the road again with a new album “WELCOME HOME” and a brand-new production lighting and visuals design created by James Scott and Louis Oliver from UK-based creative design practice, Okulus.

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Robe Lights Scuttlers at RADA

  The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) staged the London premiere of Scuttlers in its city centre GBS Theatre, an intense drama about the struggles and power politics of 19th century Manchester street gangs set against a steaming, grinding industrial

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Lighting The Starboy

Canadian singer / songwriter The Weeknd is currently rocking plenty of style and enjoying success, critical acclaim, multiple awards and several hits from his chart-topping third studio album ‘Starboy’ …. propelling him a long way from his underground roots and

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Robe for WinDays 17 Conference

Lighting designer Miro Hrg from top Croatian rental company Promo Logistika chose Robe BMFL Spots, CycFX8s, LEDWash 600s and MMX WashBeams to light the main conference plenary session for the Microsoft WinDays 2017 conference, staged at the Valamar Rubin Hotel

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Jeffrey the ROB-E Robot Takes Mediatech by Storm

The amazing team from Robe’s South African distributor DWR Distribution totally excelled themselves at the 2017 Mediatech Africa exhibition last week … taking visitors on a show-stopping ‘experience’, culminating in a fully choreographed show staged at their new demo /

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Great turn out for SOS fundraising dinner!

The SOS Charity Fund, an initiative by DWR Distribution, hosted it’s very first auction dinner, raising a remarkable R97 500 from the auction alone. With a focus on the SOS campaign during Mediatech, the charity fund raised over half a

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DiGiCo brings expanded console range to IBC 2017

Leading British audio solutions manufacturer DiGiCo will be presenting its extensive series of large and small format digital consoles on stand 8.C62 at IBC, including its expanded range of live to air consoles suitable for all broadcast environments. Highlighting the

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Robe Specified for Atlas Theatre Institution

The newly built and inaugurated Atlas Theatre in Emmen, Netherlands is a multifunctional performance space in the heart of the city and part of a 250 million euro development. In addition to the two Atlas auditoriums – with capacities of

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See you soon Andy Webb

Freelance Lighting Designer for Robe, Andy Webb, is soon to arrive in South Africa. “What is the sound you love the most?” we asked him. Andy replied, “In terms of my favourite sound well, not really sure I have one; 

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To Africa and beyond!! Welcome Nathan Wrigtht!

To infinity and beyond!! See you very soon Nathan Wright, VuePix Product Manager.  With Experience in the entertainment technology industry for over 15 years he plays a key role in Managing and further developing the VuePix product range. Nathan’s strong

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We can’t wait to see you Qincy!

There will always be a place in our heart for Qincy (Michael Strathmann), MA Tech Support and product specialist for the MA dot2 product family, and DWR can’t wait to see him at Mediatech. “What is the best or most

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See you soon Louise Stickland!

If there is one person to thank and appreciate for putting South Africa on the entertainment industry world-wide map, it would be Louise Stickland, journalist, photographer, creative writer and PR activist! Louise will be in South Africa over Mediatech. We

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Claypaky brings theatrical lighting to Encore Dunhuang

China – A range of Claypaky moving head fixtures created the responsive theatrical lighting for immersive Chinese theatre production ‘Encore Dunhuang’, a unique ‘walk-in’ theatre show that debuted at the first Silk Road Dunhuang International Cultural Expo. The event’s theatrical lighting

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DiGiCo Get More DigiCo S Series for your money

DiGiCo has announced the release of its latest V2.0 software upgrade for its S-Series consoles, adding key features including increased channel count for both the S21 and S31 from 40 to 48 input channels. This free of charge upgrade gives

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Robe Has the Passion

The German-Israeli co-production St Matthew’s Passion 2727 is a dance oratorio choreographed by Tamir Ginz for the Kamea Dance Company, inspired by the St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) by Johann Sebastian Bach, produced by Bayer Arts & Culture and a

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Meet Sue Gould from Pro Audio!

“Which celebrity chef would you most like to fix you a meal?” we asked Sue Gould, Advertising Director for Pro Audio Asia / Pro Audio MEA / Worship AVL. “My answer to the question is Tom Kerridge,” said Sue. “I’m

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Stephen Durham from TPMEA magazine on his way to SA!

Shark diving, bungee jumping or sky diving? We put this question forward to Stephen Durham, Assistant Editor of TPMEA Magazine (Mondiale Publishing). He answered, “All of the above!” Stephen, looking forward to meeting you at Mediatech! It seems you’ll fit

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Kling-Net Tile is available on the App and Android Store

Waterloo, BE – July 2017  – LED Lighting for everyone!  Kling-Net is a revolutionary plug-and-play protocol for easy operation of LED devices. ArKaos provide the free application to experience the benefits of Kling-Net protocol. ArKaos brand new very  own Android and IOS App: meet Kling-Net

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Welcome Sam Hughes from Mondo*dr

If there is one food Sam Hughes, Assistant Editor at Mondo*dr magazine cannot bring himself to eat, it’s muscles! Maybe you can convince him to give it a try over Mediatech! Sam, enjoy your very first visit to South Africa.

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ProAudio Editor, James Ling, to visit SA

ProAudio MEA is generous with publicising South African industry news both on their website and in their magazine. Look out for James Ling, Senior Editor, who will be attending Mediatech this year. DWR asked him a question: Q: What 3

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Doughty’s Julian Chiverton at Mediatech

The lovely Julian Chiverton, Sales Director at Doughty, has visited Mediatech a few times before, and in some ways, it’s like welcoming home family. That said, there’s always something new to learn about a person, and we asked him this:

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Robe’s Dave Whitehouse at Mediatech

Mediatech is around the corner and the hype is growing! The team at DWR Distribution is delighted to welcome Dave Whitehouse to South Africa! We are hoping he has a one-way ticket. Since leaving South Africa, Dave has joined the

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Popping It Up for Polish Idol

The recent edition of Polish Idol featured a distinctive filmic styling emanating from the visual influence of LD Artur Szyman, one of the country’s leading lighting and scenic designers, who was assisted by 96 x Robe Spikies and 80 x

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